Certain Quote by Bei Dao

The name Bei Dao was actually given to me with the help of friends. When we were publishing our unofficial magazine, Today, we wanted…

— Bei Dao

My name is always just added into any controversy without clarifying with me first.

— Riya Sen

I see my daft surname as a positive thing. It first dawned on me that I had a comical name when someone called me…

— Laura Haddock

My name was given to me. I didn't just decide to change it one day. But I ran with it to reflect a more…

— Snoop Dogg

There was a time in my life when people called me 'Denim Dan.' I didn't like it. And fortunately for my self-esteem, it didn't…

— Dan Levy

A name is important. It isn't something you drop in the litter basket or on the ground. Your name is now people know you.…

— Rita Williams-Garcia

“Most of us have nicknames—annoying, endearing, embarrassing. But what about your true name? It is not necessarily your given name. But it is the…

— Vera Nazarian

Different people call me different things. In America, people really struggle with my name, so I don't have a nickname as such. I've had…

— Sharlto Copley

My nickname is Deb for people who really know me. But the only real nickname I've ever had was, my dad used to call…

— Deborah K. Ross

There were moments where I was called many derogatory names. I've gotten into a couple of fights. People have jumped me. You know, I've…

— Mj Rodriguez

The nickname is something I made up.

— Ludacris

My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country…

— Angela Davis